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. 1968 Dec 7;4(5631):621–623. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5631.621

Response of Pregnant Human Uterus to Prostaglandin-F2α-induction of Labour*

S M M Karim, R R Trussell, R C Patel, K Hillier
PMCID: PMC1912514  PMID: 5723367

Abstract

Labour was successfully induced in 10 women at or near term with prostaglandin F infusion. In no case was there an increase in the resting tone of the myometrium, and complete relaxation between contractions was recorded.

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